The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-06-11
The GREAT SalTHB.,osS
WHO MADE FOR TIE Pc ACE AND
GLORY
or the United States en Who Were
Among the Fl trt In War
and P eace.

On the 9th IL slant, as a part of the
proceedings OF Memorial Day and the
unwilling Of. q monument to Harry
Gilmore, & sn. d. II. Hill delivered at
Ford's OPP IRA houss, before "The Sccie-
ty OF the Army and Navy Of the Con-
tederta States in the ate OF Mary
land" an appropriate address. The
opera house was crowded with q SYM
pathetic and highly intelligent audi
ence, who crested the distinguished
speaker with every mark Of approval
After raging an ell quent tribute to
the noble women of Baltimore, and
drawing graphic picture OF the CON-
dition Of the South st The close OF the
war, Gen. Hill introduces the subject
of his address: "Tbe o d South-the
Old South OF pure women and brave
men; the South of Washington and
Jefferson OF Carroll ard Rutledge; of
Marshall and fancy Of the Pinck neys
of Mary land and South Carolina flor
they were of the same stock of An
drew jackson and Winfield Scott; OF
Decatur, MoDonough and Tatnall; the
generous Old South, which, rich, pros.
porous and peaceful cDder the British
domination, cried the cause Of Bos-
ton is the cause Of us al aud had her
sons slain and hsr land desol sted in de-
Tense Of her Northern sister" The
speaker referred TO the discovery of
"the New South" in 1868 by "an en-.
terpriEiDg brother from somewhere
north Of the Mason and Dixon's line"
which new name some of the
English speaking race discovered
in this "hitbelto unknown REGION"
roll as a sweet morsel under their
tongues, But the speaker did not
want to eulogze the New South-he
YVES simply DESTROYS OF telling "you
young people Of thst dear Old South
which has passed away, that you may
admire snd initiate Whatever was
grand and noble in its history, and re-
ject whatever was wrong and defect.
i've"
Quoting from DR.. Charming, OF Bos-
ton, that the great PASSION of the
South was for political power, and the
great passion Of the North was for
wealth, Gen. Hill startled some of his
audience by declaring that, although,
as it was claimed, the love OF the am.
bilious Southerners WAS for political
supremacy, they "did have a restrain
ing influence upon the lovers of
money" Referring to the scandals
that have brought shame upon the
American name," occurring when the
Old South was out Of power, Gen.
Hill said: when Southern states.
men hsd controlling in fluence these
knaveries were unknown, because
they were impossible. No official
from the Old South, whether in Cab
met, Congress, foreign mission or
public position sf any kind, was ever
charged with roguery. No great
statesman Of that period ever corrupt.
ly made money out Of his office. GAL
houn, Clay and Webster were COM
psrstively poor. Some of our greatest
presidents were almost psupers.
notably Jefferson, Monroe and Rarri-
con.
"The men Of the Old South, being
cut off from wealth, from mining,
manufacturing, commerce, art, science
and liter ture, found but two fields
open in which they could distinguish
themselves - war and politics = and
into these they entered boldly and
successfully sno became leading etates.
men and renowned warriors. So the
SURROUNDINGS CT the Old Sonth deter
mined the destiny OF its SONS, Just as
the surroundings of The Norh deter
mined that Of its sons. Exceptional
cases occurred at the South where
fame was won outside of politics.
Thus Audubon, of Louisiana, YVES the
frat, as he is the most distinguished,
OF American ornithologists. Washing
ton Allston, of South Carolina, ranks
among the foremost Of American
painters. NJ. f. Maury, of Virginia,
has done mole for navigation than
anyone of this century, and he re-
ceived more medals, diplomas and
hopors as a mal of science ON Eu.
ropean nations than any other Ameri.
can. John Gill, of Newberne, N. G.,
is the true inventor of the revolver,
that hes revolutionized the tactics of
the world. DIR. Clemens, of Salisbury.
N. O., is the true inventor OF the tele-
graph, which has made almost
instantaneous the intercourse be.
tween the most distant ma
lions of the earth. Mccormick, of
Virginia, was the fist to put the
reaper in the fsld, which has done 80
much to develop the vast grain fields
Of the West. Stevens, of South Caro-
lima, ives the first to use iron as a pro-
lection sg4inst artillery, and thus the
whole system of naval warfare has
been changed. DR.. Reed, Of Tuscs-
loosa, Ala, is the inventor of riff sd
cannon, which have made useless for.
t6cations of stone and brick. Rich
ard Jordan Calling, of Hartford conn.
ty, N. O., is the inventor the terrible
gun that bears his name. The Geer-
gians claim that their countrymsn,
the Rev. F. R. Goulding, is the in
ventor OF the sewing machine. Gen.
Gabriel j. Rains, by the construction
of peculiar friction primer, made the
use Of torpedoes successful In the
Southern waters during the civil war.
and demonstrated that weak maritime
nations could be protected against the
most powerful. The LsOontes, of
Georgia, are today among our fore.
most men OF science. DR.. ], Marion
Sims, Of South Carolina, had
more reputation abroad than any
other American physician. In litera.
ture we have had such men as Mar.
shall, Kennedy, Gsyarre, Writ, Gill
more simms, Hawks, Legare, Hayne, |
Ryan, Timrod, the Eliolts OF South |
Carolina, Tichnor, Lsnier, Thornwell, |
Archibald Alexander and his sons,
Addison and James W. Bledsoe, Mrs
Welby, Mrs. Terhune, etc. Brooke, of
Virginia, solved the problem of deep
sea sounding, which had so long bsfl d |
men of science. But the other day
Gen. John Newton, of Virginia, was
was at the head az the E lgineering
Department of the United States.
Stephen V. Benet, of Florida, is now
head of the United States Ordnance
Department, and DR.. Robert, Murray,
of Maryland, is surgeon general.
1.-THE independence of the American
Colonies was declared upon the mo-
ton of one Southerner; it's principles
WaTo aat forth in Tho noolo "a fi0V xurik